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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in Woodridge and would be affected - more than 0.75 miles to Langdon and much closer to the Friendship charter. Not an issue for us since we are already in another charter school.[/quote]

Wards 5 and 8 would have the biggest swatches, it seems, with my very scientific zooming in on this map to see where there are gaps between DCPS schools: http://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov/scorecard/default.aspx
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I live near IT and the neighbors over here will love this. There has already been some neighborhood discussion of this with the school; at that time the school said they were open to a neighborhood preference if it was allowed by the charter board. We'll see if it happens. . . [/quote]

Yes, I think this will apply to a good .2 mile area around the school which might help with neighborhood relations. I wouldn't be shocked if someone moved in to that neighborhood specifically in order to take advantage of the preference. [/quote]

[b]Do you think ITS would opt in to offer the preference?[/b]

I'm sure ITS will be just as pleased to extend that preference to Edgewood Terrace residents who are also within .5 miles and more than .5 miles from Noyes.[/quote]

Looks like Edgewood Terrace is < .5 miles to Noyes and thus wouldn't be affected. The primary zone impacted is the Zone to the South of the school. Or were you just being snarky?  No actually constructive?[/quote]

And to the south they are mostly less than 0.5 to Langley. I'm wondering if this would actually smooth things in the neighborhood or create more disruption by creating a tiny "ITS" district within it.[/quote]

But the areas south of ITS are zoned for Noyes, which makes a difference. It's not based on proximity to any DCPS school but proximity to your zoned school, at least as written. I'm an ITS parent and I am not in favor of any neighborhood preference for charter schools, though I agree that there are lots of benefits of walkable schools.[/quote][/quote]

Not PP but I am a founding ITS family and absolutely think ITS would opt-in for this. They have been trying very hard to recruit students from within the neighborhood. [/quote]

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